US934569A - Clothes-drier. - Google Patents

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'J. D. QUINLAN &'G MULVANEY;

CLOTHES DRIER.

APPLIOATION FILED NOV. 1a, 1908.

Patented Sept. 21, 1909.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFIQE.

JAMES D. QUINLAN AND GEORGE MULVANEY, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

CLOTHES-DRIER.

Application filed November 16, 1908.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, JAMES D. QUINLAN and GEORGE MULVANEY, citizens of the United States, residing in New York city,in

the State of New York, have invented anew and useful Improvement in a Clothes-Drier, ofwhich the following is a specification.

This invention is a novel construction of clothes drier of that class wherein the said drier or apparatus is attached to the window-frame and projects outwardly from the building. It will be distinctly understood, however, that an apparatus constructed and operated the same as ours may be attached to a pole or any other suitable object.

The object of the invention is to provide a clothes drier which is exceedingly cheap and simple in construction, and which can be quickly and easily arranged within the window-frame, and the main object of our invention is to provide a clothes drier of such a character that the receiving end of the clothes line or lines can be quickly and easily drawn into the room whenever it is,

desired to place the clothes thereon, thereby avoiding the necessity of hanging out the window while attaching the clothes to the line.

Another object of the invention is to provide an endless double-clothes line, the horizontal flights of the line being so spaced apart as to hold the clothes stretched or spread out and thereby prevent the said clothes flapping or twisting around the line.

Another object of the invention is to provide a clothes drier which can be raised or lowered at will, and also one which can be completely drawn into the room whenever desired.

Vith these various objects in View, our invention consists in the various novel features of construction, and also in the manner of combining or arranging them, all of which will be fully described hereinafter, and pointed out in the claims.

In the drawing forming a part of this specification :Figure l is a perspective view of a clothes drier constructed in accordance with our invention, and set up ready for use. Fig. 2 is a detail sectional view showing the manner of passing the elevating ropes or wires through the top of the Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 21, 199. Serial No..462,839.

window-frame, and Fig. 3 is a face view showing the interior face of the top of the window-frame.

In carrying out our invention we employ a horizontal rod or bar A which is preferably a piece of galvanized pipe, the ends of said rod or bar being mounted in bearings B which may be ordinary pipe-couplings or unions, said bearings being mounted upon the vertical rods G which rods are secured to the side-members of the window-frame by means of screw-eyes O, and the ends of said rods project upwardly through the bearings B a short distance, as most clearly shown in Fig. 1. A double T-coupling D is arranged centrally of the bar A and passing there through is a rod or bar E which extends out-- wardly as shown, and enters a coupling F which is compound in its nature, and which also has the forwardly projecting rod or bar E extending therethrough, and secured when desired by means of a set-screw E The bars E and E are also preferably constructed of ordinary pipe and in fact all of the parts of our invention are preferably constructed of this material, except as when otherwise specified. A set-screw E is also employed to lock the rod E in the coupling D whenever desired. The rod or bar E carries a coupling G at its forward end and through which passes the front horizontal rod or bar H terminating at its end in elbows H carrying hooks or eyes H to which the ropes or wires I are attached for the purpose of raising the drier when desired, said ropes or wires I passing through the top of the window-frame, over the pulleys I and provided with rings I at their inner ends and by means of which the drier can be pulled up the same as an awning whenever desired. A rope or wire also extends from the center of the rod or bar H as most clearly shown.

Pivotally connected to the horizontal rod or bar H are the depending rods K carrying the bearings K at their lower ends in which turn the short shafts L, said shafts in turn carrying the arms M, each terminating in an elbow M carrying pulleys M around which the endless clothes lines pass. Similar arms M being carried by similar shafts L which in turn are mounted in similar bearings K which are arranged at the lower ends of the depending rods K mounted upon the horizontal rod or being understood that these depending rods K and K turn freely upon the horizontal bars and are held against lateralmovemen't by means of collars K The upper ends of the depending rods K laterally projecting arms K} which are adapted to engage the upwardly projecting ends oi the rods G and limit the outward movements of the said depending rods K As before stated the arms M carried by the inner rods are the same in construction as those carried by the outer rods and is equipped with pulleys M around which the endless line passes.

A rope O is attached to the lower end of one of the depending rods, said rope having a lever 0 connected thereto, so that by pulling down upon the said lever, the inner end of the clothes drier can be swung into the room and this lever can be held in such position by means of the loop 0 which extends from the lever and is adapted to engage a hook fastened upon the interior of the room at any suitable point. It will of course be understood that when it is desired to arrange the clothes upon the line the lever is pulled down, so as to bring the inner deending rod and their arms into the room, and the clothes are then fastened to the upper flights of the line and worked out until the lines are full, and as these lines are some distance apart, the clothes will be held spread 'out and will be prevented from twisting around the lines as occurs at the present time. By having the projecting rods E an E movable in the coupling D and F, we are able to draw the entire apparatus up into the window frame whenever it may be necessary to re-arrange or repair any of the parts, thereby completely avoiding the necessity of reaching out the window for the purpose of getting access to any part of the apparatus. Whenever it is desired to elevate the drier like an awning, so as to lift it out of the way it can "be quickly accomplished by simply pulling upon the ropes or wires I and the entire apparatus can be moved upwardly and locked inthat position.

It will thus be seen that we provide an exceedingly cheap, simple and efiicient form of clothes drier which will completely overcome bar A, adjacent its end, it

are provided with said bars,

the necessity of leaning out the window for any purpose whatever.

What we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent l st- 1. In a clothes drier, the combination with a horizontal bar, and means for securing the same in a window-frame, a horizontal bar arranged parallel with the first mentioned bar, and an extensible connection between depending rods pivotally connected to the horizontalbars, and each carrying arms provided with pulleys, endless lines passing around said pulleys, and means for supporting t e front horizontal bar.

2. In a clothes drier, the combination with a horizontal bar, and means ifor securing the same in a window-fr me, an extension rod connected to said horizontal bar, an outer horizontal bar carried at the outer end of the extension rod, pivoted depending rods carr-ied by said horizontal bars, each depending rod carrying an arm provided with pulleys at its opposite end, -endless lines passing around said pulleys, meansffor drawing the inner depending rods and arms into the room, together with means "for supporting and elevating the outer horizontal bar.

'3. In a clothes drier, the combination with a horizontal bar, and means for securing said bar a window-tram, of an adjustable extension rod connected to said bar, and projecting outwardly, a horizontal bar carried at the outer end of said extension rod, ropes or wires connected to the end of said horizontal bar and passing through the top of the window-frame, depending rods pivotally connected to said horizontal bar, and carrying bearings at their lower ends, shafts mounted in said bearings, each shaft carrying an arm provided with pulleys at each end, depending rods also p i'votaily connected with the first mentioned horizontal bar, and provided with bearings having shafts provided with arms carrying pulleys, endless lines passing aro'nd 'said pulleys, and a rope connected to the lower end of one of the inner de. ending rods, whereby the inner ends of ,t e lines can be withdrawn into the room as set forth.

JAMES J). QUINLAN. GEORGE MULVANEY. Witnesses:

CHAS. E. Brook, Josnr rr G. QUINN, J r.

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